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It is the Guinea nation's football team (French: Equipe de football du Guinee) is the representative of Guinea in the international male football and is governed by the Guinean Football Federation. They've never made it to their place in FIFA World Cup finals, and their most successful finish at the Africa Cup of Nations was runners-up in the 1976 edition. The team made it to the quarterfinals in four tournaments of recent times (2004 2005, 2006, 2008 in 2015 and 2006). The team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

1. History

Guinea made their debut in football in an away friendly on the 9th of May 1962. They lost 2-1 against Togo. in 1963, Guinea entered its first qualifying campaign for the Africa Cup of Nations, the tournament held in Ghana. Participating in a two-legged qualifying match in the match against Nigeria, Guinea drew the first game 2-2 away on the 27th of July. Then, the following day, they won at home 1-0 to win the match 3-2 in an aggregate. They were later disqualified for having Guinean officials during the second game which meant that Nigeria advanced to the finals instead. in 1965 Guinea began qualifying for the African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was placed in the group A alongside Senegal as well as Mali. On February 28 they were defeated 2-0 by Senegal but then beat the hosts 3-0 in their home stadium on the 31st of March. winning 3-0 over Mali was enough to allow the team to be selected in place of Guinea.

At in the year 1976, at the African Cup of Nations the Guinean team came second to Morocco and missed out on the title by a single point.

The year 2001 was the time that FIFA removed the United States from qualification for 2002 World Cup and the 2002 World Cup and 2002 African Cup of Nations due to interference by the government in the game. The country returned to international competition in September 2002 following an absence of two years from the competition. At the 2004, African Cup of Nations, Guinea reached the quarterfinals with the first goal against Mali but losing 2-1 and scoring the winner in the closing minute of the game. Guinea made it to the quarter-finals in 2006 winning a 1-0 lead against Senegal but losing to Senegal 3-2. The year 2008 saw Guinea advance to the quarterfinals in the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time in a row but fell to an 5-0 loss to Cote d'Ivoire.

in 2012 Guinea won against Botswana by 6-1 during the first round of 2012's Africa Cup of Nations, becoming the first team that scored six goals during the same Africa Cup of Nations game since Cote d'Ivoire in 1970. The team then left the tournament in the stage of group play after the draw with Ghana.

On January 4, 2016 CAF lifted an embargo on Guinea playing home internationals in Guinea after the country was declared to be free from Ebola from Ebola by the U.N. World Health Organization in December of 2015.

2. Kit provider

Kit provider Period
France Airness 2014–2016
Belgium Sindio 2017
Italy Macron 2018–2020
Netherlands Masita 2021–2022
Germany Puma 2022–present

3. Results and fixtures

This is a listing of the results of the matches played over the last 12 months and future games that are scheduled.

3.1. 2021

2022 World Cup qualification - Group I 12 November 2021  Guinea 0-0  Guinea-Bissau Conakry, Guinea
2022 WCQ 16 November 2021  Morocco  3-0  Guinea Casablanca, Morocco

3.2. 2022

Friendly 3 January  Rwanda 3-0  Guinea TBD, Rwanda
Friendly 6 January  Rwanda 0-2  Guinea TBD, Rwanda
2021 Africa Cup of Nations 10 January  Guinea 1-0  Malawi Bafoussam, Cameroon
2021 Africa Cup of Nations 14 January  Senegal 0-0  Guinea Bafoussam, Cameroon
2021 Africa Cup of Nations 18 January  Zimbabwe 2-1  Guinea Yaoundé, Cameroon
AFCON Round of 16 24 January  Guinea 0-1  Gambia Bafoussam, Cameroon
Friendly 25 March  South Africa 0-0  Guinea Kortrijk, Belgium
Friendly 29 March  Guinea Cancelled  Zambia Paris, France
2023 AFCON qualification 5 June  Egypt 1-0  Guinea Cairo, Egypt
2023 AFCON qualification 9 June  Guinea 1-0  Malawi Conakry, Guinea
Friendly 23 September  Algeria 1-0  Guinea Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria
Friendly 27 September Coast 3-1  Guinea Amiens, France

3.3. 2023

2023 AFCON qualification March  Guinea v  Ethiopia Guinea
2023 AFCON qualification March  Ethiopia v  Guinea Malawi
2023 AFCON qualification September  Guinea v  Egypt  
2023 AFCON qualification September  Malawi v  Guinea  

4. Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Guinea Kaba Diawara
Assistant Coach Guinea Mandjou Diallo
Team Coordinator Guinea Ousmane Decazi Camara
Technical Director Guinea Sadio Nansoko
Physiotherapist Guinea Ousmane Bah
Physiotherapist II Guinea Alsény Sylla
Media Officer Guinea Ibrahima Dbeck Diallo
Security Officer Guinea Jean Paul Camara
Goalkeeping Coach Guinea Kémoko Camara
Intendant Guinea Edgar Babara Sylla
Team Docter Guinea Tasfir Soumah
Team Docter II Guinea Amadou Sy
Physical Trainer Guinea Modou Konaté

4.1. Coaching history

  • Romania Petre Moldoveanu (1975–77)[18]
  • France Robert Nouzaret (2006–09)
  • France Serge Devèze (1992–93)
  • Guinea Titi Camara (2009)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac (1994)
  • Guinea Mamadi Souaré (2009–10)
  • Ukraine Mykhaylo Fomenko (1994)
  • France Michel Dussuyer (2010–15)
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Muntyan (1995–98)
  • France Luis Fernández (2015–16)
  • France Henri Stambouli (1998–99)
  • Guinea Lappé Bangoura (2016–18)
  • Belgium Paul Put (2018–19)
  • France Bernard Simondi (2000–01)
  • France Didier Six (2019–2021)
  • France Michel Dussuyer (2002–04)
  • Guinea Kaba Diawara (2021–)
  • France Patrice Neveu (2004–06)
 

5. Players

As per detail below.

5.1. Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
  GK Aly Keita 8 December 1986 (age 35) 24 0 Sweden Östersund
  GK Ibrahim Koné 5 December 1989 (age 32) 9 0 Malta Hibernians
  GK Lassana Diakhaby 1 January 1996 (age 26) 0 0 France Valenciennes

  DF Issiaga Sylla 1 January 1994 (age 28) 68 3 France Toulouse
  DF Ibrahima Sory Conté 3 April 1996 (age 26) 20 0 France Chamois Niortais
  DF Mohamed Ali Camara 28 August 1997 (age 25) 17 0 Switzerland Young Boys
  DF Saïdou Sow 4 July 2002 (age 20) 12 0 France Saint-Étienne
  DF Antoine Conte 29 January 1994 (age 28) 3 0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
  DF Mouctar Diakhaby 19 December 1996 (age 25) 2 0 Spain Valencia
  DF Sekou Sylla 9 January 1999 (age 23) 2 0 Netherlands Cambuur
  DF Ibrahim Diakité 31 August 2003 (age 19) 0 0 France Stade de Reims

  MF Naby Keïta (captain) 10 February 1995 (age 27) 50 11 England Liverpool
  MF Amadou Diawara 17 July 1997 (age 25) 26 0 Belgium Anderlecht
  MF Aguibou Camara 20 May 2001 (age 21) 16 1 Greece Olympiacos
  MF Ilaix Moriba 19 January 2003 (age 19) 8 0 Spain Valencia
  MF Mory Konaté 15 November 1993 (age 28) 4 0 Belgium Sint-Truidense
  MF Seydouba Cissé 10 February 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Spain Leganés
  MF Cheick Condé 26 July 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Switzerland Zürich

  FW Mohamed Bayo 4 June 1998 (age 24) 11 3 France Lille
  FW Morgan Guilavogui 10 March 1998 (age 24) 5 0 France Paris FC
  FW Thierno Barry 12 January 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Spain Tenerife
  FW Bafodé Dansoko 28 December 1995 (age 26) 3 0 Belgium Deinze
  FW Serhou Guirassy 12 March 1996 (age 26) 3 0 France Rennes
  FW Momo Cissé 17 October 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Poland WisÅ‚a Kraków

5.2. Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bangaly Sylla 30 November 2002 (age 19) 0 0 France Saint-Étienne v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
GK Moussa Camara 27 November 1998 (age 23) 20 0  Horoya v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
GK Mohamed Camara 16 March 2000 (age 22) 1 0  AS Kaloum v.  Morocco, 16 November 2021

DF Julian Jeanvier 31 March 1992 (age 30) 6 0 France Auxerre v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
DF Mohamed Ali Camara 28 August 1997 (age 25) 16 0 Switzerland Young Boys 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Mikael Dyrestam 10 December 1991 (age 30) 9 0 Norway Sarpsborg 08 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Pa Konate 25 April 1994 (age 28) 8 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Fodé Camara 23 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0  Horoya 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Gaoussou Youssouf Siby 15 April 2000 (age 22) 2 1  Hafia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Florentin Pogba 19 August 1990 (age 32) 30 0 India ATK Mohun Bagan 2021 Africa Cup of Nations INJ
DF Abdoulaye Cissé 30 November 1994 (age 27) 18 1 Turkey Kocaelispor v.  Morocco, 16 November 2021
DF Mohamed Kalil Traoré 9 July 2000 (age 22) 6 0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv v.  Morocco, 16 November 2021
DF Simon Falette 19 February 1992 (age 30) 17 0 Turkey Hatayspor v.  Sudan, 12 October 2021
DF Abdoulaye Sylla 10 April 2000 (age 22) 2 0 France Nantes v.  Sudan, 12 October 2021

MF Ibrahima Cissé 28 February 1994 (age 28) 19 1 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
MF Ibrahima Conté 3 April 1991 (age 31) 55 4 Israel Bnei Sakhnin 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Morlaye Sylla 27 July 1998 (age 24) 21 3  Horoya 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Mady Camara 28 February 1997 (age 25) 21 1 Italy Roma v.  Morocco, 12 October 2021
MF Ibrahima Camará 25 January 1999 (age 23) 5 1 Portugal Moreirense v.  Sudan, 12 October 2021

FW Mamadou Kane 4 June 1998 (age 24) 17 2 Cyprus Pafos v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
FW Gnagna Barry 17 April 1998 (age 24) 13 3  Horoya v.  Malawi, 9 June 2022
FW François Kamano 2 May 1996 (age 26) 39 7 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  South Africa, 24 March 2022 INJ
FW Mamadou Diallo 19 September 1994 (age 28) 2 0 France Grenoble v.  South Africa, 24 March 2022 INJ
FW José Kanté 27 September 1990 (age 32) 26 4 Kazakhstan Kairat 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Seydouba Soumah 11 June 1991 (age 31) 37 9 Kuwait Kuwait SC 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Sory Kaba 10 April 1995 (age 27) 21 3 Belgium OH Leuven 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Moustapha Kouyaté 3 March 1994 (age 28) 7 1  Raja Casablanca v.  Morocco, 16 November 2021
FW Ahmad Mendes Moreira 27 June 1995 (age 27) 4 0 Greece PAS Giannina v.  Sudan, 12 October 2021
FW Momo Yansané 29 July 1997 (age 25) 1 0 Russia Pari NN v.  Sudan, 12 October 2021

6. Records

On June 9, 2022.

Players who are bold are actively involved in Guinea.

6.1. Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Pascal Feindouno 85 30 1998–2012
2 Ousmane N'Gom Camara 73 2 1992–2005
3 Kémoko Camara 71 0 1994–2013
4 Morlaye Soumah 69 2 1988–2004
5 Chérif Souleymane 68 20 1964–1977
Issiaga Sylla 68 3 2011–present
7 Dianbobo Baldé 67 2 2000–2012
8 Naby Yattara 61 0 2007–2019
9 Fodé Mansaré 60 8 2002–2010
10 Titi Camara 57 27 1991–2004

6.2. Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ibrahima Kandia Diallo 33 56 0.59 1960–1973
2 Pascal Feindouno 30 85 0.35 1998–2012
3 Titi Camara 27 57 0.47 1991–2004
4 Mamadou Aliou Keïta 22 31 0.71 1970–1981
5 Chérif Souleymane 20 68 0.29 1964–1977
6 Souleymane Youla 19 40 0.48 1999–2009
7 Ismaël Bangoura 13 52 0.25 2006–2015
8 Petit Sory 12 36 0.33 1967–1977
Mohamed Yattara 12 38 0.32 2009–present
Fodé Camara 12 42 0.29 1988–2002

7. Competitive record

As per detail below.

7.1. FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record   FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF

GA

Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Part of  France
Italy 1934
 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not enter Declined participation
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not enter Declined participation
Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 5
Argentina 1978 7 5 0 2 11 7
Spain 1982 6 2 3 1 6 4
Mexico 1986 2 1 0 1 1 2
Italy 1990 2 1 0 1 3 5
United States 1994 6 2 0 4 8 7
 1998 8 5 0 3 15 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Disqualified 2 1 1 0 7 4
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 20 13
South Africa 2010 12 4 2 6 16 19
United States 2014 6 3 1 2 12 8
Russia 2018 8 3 0 5 9 14
Qatar 2022 6 0 4 2 5 11
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total   0/22             81 35 14 32 119 108

7.2. Africa Cup of Nations

 

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
Egypt 1959 Not affiliated to CAF
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963 Disqualified
Tunisia 1965 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 4 7
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Ethiopia 1976 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 11 7
Ghana 1978 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Group stage 11th 2 0 0 2 1 3
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Mali 2002 Disqualified
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5
Egypt 2006 6th 4 3 0 1 9 4
Ghana 2008 8th 4 1 1 2 5 10
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 3
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals 8th 4 0 3 1 3 6
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 4 6
Cameroon 2021 14th 4 1 1 2 2 3
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined
Guinea 2025 Qualified as hosts
Total Runners-up 13/33 47 13 17 17 61 66

7.3. African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014
2016 Fourth place 4th 6 1 4 1 7 7
Morocco 2018 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Cameroon 2020 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 9 3
Algeria 2022 Did not qualify
Total Third place 3/7 15 5 7 3 19 15

7.4. African Games

African Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–present See Guinea national under-23 football team
Total 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

8. Team honours

As per detail below.

8.1. Continental tournaments

Africa Cup of Nations

  • Runners-up (1): Silver medal africa.svg 1976

8.2. Other Tournaments and Cups

Amilcar Cabral Cup

  • Champions (5): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005
  • Runners-up (1): 1989

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